Love of Lit!

Calling all avid readers, accomplished writers, or those aspiring to be: we talk to the director of the City Lit Festival director, Carla Du Pree, about festival highlights and hear about her goals for the daylong event. Plus, we meet podcaster Eliza Romero, to hear her thoughts on changes to required high school reading.

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